2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 5,728 people earned their degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling, making the major the 253rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 886 substance abuse/addiction counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 25 substance abuse/addiction counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in substance abuse/addiction counseling. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent substance abuse/addiction counseling programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the substance abuse/addiction counseling program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Coppin State University

Baltimore, Maryland

#3 in overall quality

$12,978 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Coppin State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Coppin State University is a small school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 17 masters’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

Coppin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Coppin State University are $12,978.

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#2

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, New Jersey

$28,586 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Monmouth University landed the #2 spot on the list. Monmouth University is a medium-sized school located in West Long Branch, New Jersey that handed out 1 masters’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Monmouth, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Monmouth University are $28,586.

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#3

Carlow University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$20,164 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carlow University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Carlow also made our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Carlow University are $20,164.

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#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$37,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the #4 spot on the list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s substance abuse/addiction counseling degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Drexel also made our “Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel are $37,074.

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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